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The Sorcerer
The Sorcerer poster with J. W. Wells (1884 revival).jpg
Poster for the 1884 revival
Written by W. S. Gilbert (words)
Arthur Sullivan (music)
Characters John Wellington Wells
Date of premiere 17 November 1877
Place of premiere Opera Comique
London, England
Original language English
Genre Operetta
Setting England

The Sorcerer is an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the third of their fourteen operettas. It opened in London at the Opera Comique on 17 November 1877. It ran for 178 performances. The play is about the effects of a love potion on the residents of an English village.

  • Bradley, Ian. 2001. The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan. Oxford University Press. pp. 43-45.

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  • Sorctrial

    1878 programme cover

  • Sir Marmaduke (Richard Temple) and Lady Sangazure (Mrs. Howard Paul) in The Sorceror, 1877

    Richard Temple with Mrs Howard Paul in The Sorcerer (1877)

  • Drawing of Incantation Scene

    Incantation scene

  • Sorcerer program 1884

    Act II opening, from 1884 programme

  • Egriffin

    Henry Lytton (J. W. Wells), Elsie Griffin (Aline) and Derek Oldham (Alexis), 1920

  • Dorasdrm2

    From 1877 programme

  • Brock-sorcerer-1919

    Poster by H. M. Brock for the 1919 revival

  • Walter Passmore as J. W. Wells (1898)

    Walter Passmore as J. W. Wells in the 1898 revival

  • Flageolet ébène, argent et nacre

    Dr Daly accompanies himself on a flageolet on stage

  • The Sorcerer poster with Marmaduke and Sangazure (1884 revival) cropped

    "Welcome, joy, adieu to sadness!"

  • Sketch of J. W. Wells

    Grossmith as J. W. Wells, his first of many "patter roles". Sketch by W. S. Gilbert

  • Rutland Barrington as Dr. Daly in The Sorceror

    Rutland Barrington as Dr Daly

  • Bond constance1884

    Bond, as Constance, pines for Dr Daly, 1884

  • Alice-may-george-bentham-sorcerer

    Warwick and Bentham, 1878, after Warwick took over the role of Aline

  • 1887SorcererRuddigoreWallpaper

    Wallpaper showing characters from The Sorcerer and other Savoy operas

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